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Okay so update, I got them in hand, pieces look fine. I start trying to put them on, I did buy a car wrap kit it was like 10bucks on Amazon that was a must, I have a heatgun as well, another important step is cleaning the surface with alcohol! it took me about 2-3 hrs to put them on, is it perfect? No. There is some slight imperfections but it did come out solid and i’m actually pretty happy with it!!! Would definitely recommend.
Okay so update, I got them in hand, pieces look fine. I start trying to put them on, I did buy a car wrap kit it was like 10bucks on Amazon that was a must, I have a heatgun as well, another important step is cleaning the surface with alcohol! it took me about 2-3 hrs to put them on, is it perfect? No. There is some slight imperfections but it did come out solid and i’m actually pretty happy with it!!! Would definitely recommend.
Please provide pics when you can. I also have this on my eBay watched list. What issues you ran into while installing them?
Please provide pics when you can. I also have this on my eBay watched list. What issues you ran into while installing them?
Here's one picture.
Well, i'm sure if I would have had another person helping it would have been easier, it wasn't too bad.
The pieces do have some excess so you can wrap some it around the trim but they all fit pretty good.
You do want to use the some sort of car wrap kit that was pretty helpful.
Keep in mind i'm a rookie on this although i'd say i'm semi-handy.
Well, i'm sure if I would have had another person helping it would have been easier, it wasn't too bad.
The pieces do have some excess so you can wrap some it around the trim but they all fit pretty good.
You do want to use the some sort of car wrap kit that was pretty helpful.
Keep in mind i'm a rookie on this although i'd say i'm semi-handy.
Well, i'm sure if I would have had another person helping it would have been easier, it wasn't too bad.
The pieces do have some excess so you can wrap some it around the trim but they all fit pretty good.
You do want to use the some sort of car wrap kit that was pretty helpful.
Keep in mind i'm a rookie on this although i'd say i'm semi-handy.
I'll post more when I get a chance.
This looks really good. I mean at the end of the day only you will notice the imperfections. Everyone else is at a distance haha
Got one of these kits. Turned out great and way easier for my noob exp with vinyl wrapping. I tried a total of 6 times with vivid wrap but just couldn’t get the cuts right. I ended up spending more on the mess ups than this kit.
I've only compared to 3M. I've heard Avery is good too but I've heard on some pro wrappers IG accounts that the best gloss black is Vvivid. and I believe it.
I have 3M on my door sills on my CT200h right now (from before i discovered vvivid) and they're all bubbly and peeling (and yes I prepped very well) not to mention 3M isn't glossy at all. i'd avoid 3M.
Here's vvivid on the back door of my IS. 95% close to the factory gloss trim running vertical. Good for comparison.
Definitely need cutting tape to snake that back curve...
I've only compared to 3M. I've heard Avery is good too but I've heard on some pro wrappers IG accounts that the best gloss black is Vvivid. and I believe it.
I have 3M on my door sills on my CT200h right now (from before i discovered vvivid) and they're all bubbly and peeling (and yes I prepped very well) not to mention 3M isn't glossy at all. i'd avoid 3M.
Here's vvivid on the back door of my IS. 95% close to the factory gloss trim running vertical. Good for comparison.
Definitely need cutting tape to snake that back curve...
Interesting that 3M isn't all that glossy. The place I've been talking with about doing it has 3M and Avery, so I'll at least compare those materials when I go down there, probably Friday. He claims that VVivid is a product of marketing, sounding like he prefers the "mainstream brands" or something. Considering the price of materials is minimal, might as well get the best stuff.
So you have VVivid on that chrome and your mirrors, but didn't do roof? It looks about the same as the IS pillars, or even glossier?
Thanks, assuming that's matte black, but it looks almost grey? Would have though it would look more black, being against Atomic Silver.
How well did everything fit, and was it fairly straight-forward? Everything lined up and tucked right in, no bubbling or bends? Need to use a heat gun, and did you need a squeegee or was a credit card or similar enough?
That assumes they're using good vinyl. I guarantee its garbage. ive wrapped a few cars before. Go with rolls or strips. You'll still need a heat gun, super sharp dedicated razor pens, lots of practice and patience to get this job pristine.
This is what I used with ultra supreme results. This and only This. You'll need two rolls for a complete window trim job. A third for the grill. and you'll have plenty left over.
This vinyl is SUPER glossy. 98% like paint. And very very durable. I've tried others and was so junk looking. VVIVID IS IT
